Troops of the 1st Australian Division landing in Anzac Cove on 25 April 1915. The horse boats (with the ramps down) had landed mules of the 26th Indian Mountain Battery. In the background is the light cruiser HMS Bacchante.

part of the 4th Battalion and the mules for the 26th (Jacob’s) Indian Mountain Battery. In the foreground is the staff of Colonel H N MacLaurin of the 1st Infantry Brigade. The officer with the rolled greatcoat over his shoulder is Major F D Irvine (killed on 27 April). Nearer the water’s edge (centre) is Captain D M King, Orderly Officer. The officer on the left, with his chinstrap down, is Lieutenant R G Hamilton, the Brigade Signal Officer. At the water’s edge lies an Australian engineer (Sapper R Reynolds), the first to fall during the war.